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‘Green’ shoots of recovery: Will the government act now to fuel new sustainable jobs?
By Beth Park In November of last year, the Government launched its Green Jobs Taskforce – a consortium of leaders from the worlds of business, trade...
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Playing by the rules – what the new WTO DG means for trade
By Tiffany Burrows For those who aren’t familiar with it, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was born in 1995 out of the General Agreement on Tariffs...
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A budget for the decades
By Simon Gentry As we count down the hours to what will be the most important budget this century so far, the work that is going on the Treasury will...
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Is extending the Stamp Duty holiday merely delaying the inevitable?
By Laura Sears As the country continues to pore over the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the property market has already seen a kickstart...
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Review puts fintech at the heart of government’s post-Brexit vision
By Fraser Raleigh The conclusion of the long-awaited strategic review of UK fintech, led by the former Chief Executive of Worldpay, Ron Kalifa, has...
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The sticking points of the ‘Teflon Bill’ – How the Trade Bill has been a battle ground for greater parliamentary scrutiny and why nothing sticks
By Sabine Tyldesley The Trade Bill 2019-21 was back on the floor over the last fortnight, as the Bill undergoes its ‘ping-pong’ stages, where both...
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A taxing Budget? What to expect from next week's set piece statement
By Joe Cooper Ahead of next week's Budget, speculation has been mounting regarding the Government's plans for tax reform as it seeks to lead the...
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Will new laws put an end to ‘pensions plunderers’?
By Gareth Jones The new Pension Schemes Act includes laws to take action against company bosses who endanger company pension schemes. Why are they...
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